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27th Jul 2019, 12:23 PM
	gregs45s SUBS Member since Apr 2012 7614 Points	Initially,i believe that when CD Album World was conceived,it was probably thought that many CD's were issued worldwide with the same Cat.No./barcode etc,but in reality,it is apparent that with each different countries release,there is a change in either Cat.No. or barcode or label.I have been banging on for years about this fact,and that very small changes in the Cat.No.,i.e,spaces/hyphens/one extra number,are used to indicate a different countries release.Only occasionally (around 10% of CD's in my estimation) are there cases where the EXACT Cat.No./barcode/label combination has been used in two or more countries,and that when this occurs of that 10%,85% (est) of the time it involves two countries,10% (est) of the time it's three countries,and 5% (est) of the time,four or more countries.And so,for the majority of entries,only two counties are involved.I have said in the past that i therefore disagree with using an "International" option.Just because a CD was issued in both the UK and Argentina (for example),we make it "International",thereby wiping out it's true identity,if you then go looking for either the UK or Argentinian release,you won't find it,unless you think to click on the "International" release (and,only then,if it's been mentioned in the notes;).Although i appreciate that technically "International" is two countries or more,in reality,it's just confusing,as,for most people"International" means worldwide,which on this occasion it doesn't. Edited by gregs45s on 27th Jul 2019, 1:38 PM